Nutrition Counseling Services

Phone: 973-579-8341

Nutrition Counseling Services

Newton Medical Center's nutrition and diet counseling services offer help to patients who are referred by their primary care physicians. A nutritional program is created based on the patient's lifestyle and the doctor's diet prescription.

All counseling sessions are conducted by registered dietitians and include:

Complete nutrition history

Food intake analysis

Nutritional status evaluation

Diet instruction

Suggested menus

Follow-up sessions include weight checks and question-and-answer counseling meetings. Periodic progress reports on each patient's status are sent to referring physicians.

Nutrition Counseling for Businesses

Newton Medical Center's outpatient nutrition counseling also helps businesses develop programs that meet the dietary and nutritional needs of their employees by offering counseling, individual and group weight loss programs, cholesterol control programs, etc. Special sports nutrition programs are also available for local high schools.

Diet and nutritional consultation programs include information on the following subjects:

General nutrition

Weight reduction

Weight gain

Diabetes

Gestational diabetes

Hypoglycemia

Heart disease

Fat and cholesterol

Gluten-free

Sodium restrictions

Diverticular disease

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Kidney disease

Sports nutrition

Specialized nutrition programs can be tailored to meet the specific needs of corporate and community groups, and speakers are available for talks to business and community associations.